Early records of the General Assembly, beginning in 1838 when Iowa became a territory, were filed and maintained by the Secretary of State (RG 81). Today, all bill files passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor continue to be filed with the records of the Secretary of State. The earliest records in this record group, with the exception of Photographs and Vetoed Bills, do not begin until in the 1940s. For additional legislative records refer to both RG 81 Secretary of State (Legislative subgroup) and RG 59 Legislative Services.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog.
General
Series List | Date Span |
|---|---|
Lobbyists Annual and Monthly Reports of Expenditures | 1976-1983 |
Minutes: Joint Committee on Retrenchment and Reform | 1944-1947 |
Photographs of General Assembly Members | 1866-2000 |
Vetoed Bills, House and Senate | 1921-1965 |
House
Series List | Date Span |
|---|---|
Ethics Reporting Forms | 1981-1994 |
House Joint Memorial Records and Programs, 63rd GA | 1969 |
House Redistricting by Iowa Supreme Court | 1972, 1981 |
Lobbying Registration - Reporting Forms | 1972-2008 |
Minutes, Legislative Standing Committees and Subcommittees | 1949-2014 |
Original Bills and Joint Resolutions, Not Adopted | 1975-2022 |
Original House Journal Files | 1979-1986 |
Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions | 1975-2020 |
Senate
Series List | Date Span |
|---|---|
Amendments, Senate | 1969-1974 |
Copies of Bills and Joint Resolutions, Adopted (Unsigned) | 1969-1979 |
Correspondence | 1946-1947 |
Ethics Reporting Forms | 1968-1992 |
Lobbying Registration - Reporting Forms | 1971-2010 |
Minutes, Legislative Standing Committees and Subcommittees | 1969-2014 |
Nominations, Governors Appointments to State Boards and Commissions | 1985-2006 |
Original Bills and Joint Resolutions, Not Adopted | 1975-2022 |
Petitions to the Senate | 1971-1973 |
Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions | 1969-2020 |